Susan Girard asked Claire Fullerton:

released on St. Patty's Day...I love it...shall put on my to read list...my second book in the series has some Irish content...congratulations on all of your accomplishments to date Claire...my question is do you write full time and how many hours per day do you dedicate to your craft?? Are you a daytime or a nighttime writer?? Do you jot notes and then transfer to computer? or just type? all good blessings...

Claire Fullerton Hi Susan: I'm glad you see the perfection in a St. Patrick's Day release! And the next thing I'm going to do, after I answer this question is look into your books, since you mentioned Ireland! Oh, how I love that soulful, pastoral country, replete with the nicest, most immediately accessible tribe on God's green earth! Yes, I write full-time. I am at my desk first thing in the morning and am pretty much tethered all day, broken up with breaks involving our two German shepherds, and other obvious things that would take anyone away. But it seems I always have one project or another to address, all of which are a labor of love. I can definitely report I am spending my days according to who I am, and I see it all as a process of growth with no "there" to get to! The thing about writing is once you get in the arena, it gets bigger! I'm writing my 4th novel these days and always submit somewhere, and what with promotion and all, it is definitely a way of life. And as for note taking, yes, I do that as thoughts pertaining to my books come to me, yet primarily, I just type, because I'm growing a story, if you know what I mean. But I go into novels knowing the point of what I'm trying to say and know the beginning and end. Thank you for writing; I'm now on my way to look into you!

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